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Discover learning opportunities that align with your interests and career goals in building disaster resilience.

This page provides a curated list of academic programmes focused on disaster risk reduction (DRR), resilience, climate change adaptation, and related fields. Whether you are a student, researcher, or professional looking to advance your knowledge, you can find degree programs, short courses, and training opportunities from institutions worldwide.

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Academic programme
France
Master Géorisques
L'objectif principal de la spécialité GEORISQUES vise à former des cadres, chercheurs et experts ayant une compétence étendue et pluridisciplinaire dans le domaine des «risques naturels».
  • Universite Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallee
Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MSc Earthquake engineering with disaster management
Earthquake Engineering with Disaster Management MSc develops engineers who can deliver and design holistic solutions and are able to work in engineering, catastrophe modelling and disaster risk management.
  • University College London (UCL)
Academic programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MSc Geophysical hazards
MSc in Geophysical Hazards provides essential training for careers in hazard assessment and risk evaluation, including industry, academic research, civil protection agencies, government organisations, and NGOs related to aid and development.
  • University College London (UCL)
Academic programme
Costa Rica
MA Environment, Development, and Peace
The program provides comprehensive training in issues of sustainable development, environmental governance, natural resource management, and environmental conflict management from both ecological and social perspectives.
  • University for Peace
Academic programme
Austria
Alpine Naturgefahren / Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung
Das Masterprogramm zeichnet sich durch einen hohen Praxisbezug aus. Die theoretische Ausbildung wird dabei durch zahlreiche Exkursionen und praktische Übungen im Gelände ergänzt.
  • University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences - Vienna
Academic programme
New Zealand
Postgraduate diploma in emergency management
Description The Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Management is designed for students who wish to broaden their knowledge in both disaster prevention and management. In its broadest sense, emergency management focuses on the organisation of communities to
  • Massey University
Academic programme
United States of America
Disaster management and humanitarian assistance certificate
Location Manoa, Hawaii Degree Disaster management humanitarian assistance graduate certificate Description The Department of Urban and Regional Planning's Program on Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance grows out of our commitment to a
  • University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Academic programme
Argentina
Diplomatura en proteccion civil, emergencia y ambiente
Location Buenos Aires Description Objetivos • Identificar y manejar los conceptos, etapas y elementos sobre la gestión del riesgo e integral de desastres • Conocer la legislación y acuerdos internacionales existentes sobre la temática. • Colaborar en la
  • Universidad Isalud